Re: Cross Country Express

["emd567" <emd567@mitmania.net.au>]

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It has been chartered by a group to run from Melbourne to the Country Music
Festival at Tamworth and will return  next weekend.
On the south Danny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Mills" <dmills@MARSHALL.EDU>
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: Cross Country Express


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> Is the cross country express being done for a special occassion or part of
> one of the long distance trains like the Indian Pacific.  Don in WV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haby Steven <Haby@acer.edu.au>
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> Cc: Fraser Simon <sFraser@acer.edu.au>; Raivars Andrew
<Raivars@acer.edu.au>
> Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 10:21 PM
> Subject: Cross Country Express
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> >Afternoon all,
> >
> >The special left MSS (Spencer Street) pfm 1 OT at 11.50am with 44211
> leading
> >4201 with both units powering. 4201 sounded great as the crew notched her
> up
> >for the grade up and over the flyover. The train was pretty full.
> >
> >The consist of the train is:
> >
>
>44211-4201-VHO.1816-IFS.2166-RFN.2187-NAM.2374-2335-LAN.2348-NAM.2338-2375-
> F
> >AM.2392-LAN.2377-NAM.2373-BCS.2356-RMS.2359-LAN.2352-PHA.2394
> >
> >The ex Southern Auroroa cars are looking very tired. The IFS and RFN
buffet
> >looked pretty good, however there were large transfers on the side of the
> >IFS car advertising the Cross Country Express. The VHO van was
interesting
> >... first time I have seen a VHO in the flesh so to speak.
> >
> >While waiting for the train A.71-A.73 were busily making up a
Gippsland(?)
> >goods with about 15-20 conflats which included a shunting movement over
the
> >flyover.
> >
> >Great Northern's T.377 and another T were on the Spencer Street flyover
> with
> >the rail train.
> >
> >I hope this is of interest.
> >
> >Steven Haby
> >Melbourne
> >
> >
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